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<div id=Content><div class="CSection"><div class=CTopic id=MainTopic><h1 class=CTitle><a name="Installing_Bonfire"></a>Installing Bonfire</h1><div class=CBody><p>Bonfire has a simple installation script that is designed to help you, the developer, get up and running with a minimum of fuss.&nbsp; It is not currently designed to be used for an end product that you distribute.</p><!--START_ND_SUMMARY--><div class=Summary><div class=STitle>Summary</div><div class=SBorder><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 class=STable><tr class="SMain"><td class=SEntry><a href="#Installing_Bonfire" >Installing Bonfire</a></td><td class=SDescription>Bonfire has a simple installation script that is designed to help you, the developer, get up and running with a minimum of fuss. </td></tr><tr class="SGeneric SIndent1 SMarked"><td class=SEntry><a href="#Requirements" >Requirements</a></td><td class=SDescription>If you can run CodeIgniter Reactor 2.0 on your server, then you should be able to run Bonfire without a hitch.</td></tr><tr class="SGeneric SIndent1"><td class=SEntry><a href="#Installing" >Installing</a></td><td class=SDescription>To start the installation process, simply head to <a href="http://yoursite.com/install" class=LURL target=_top>http://yoursite.com/install</a>.</td></tr></table></div></div><!--END_ND_SUMMARY--></div></div></div>

<div class="CGeneric"><div class=CTopic><h3 class=CTitle><a name="Requirements"></a>Requirements</h3><div class=CBody><p>If you can run CodeIgniter Reactor 2.0 on your server, then you should be able to run Bonfire without a hitch.</p><ul><li><a href="http://php.net" class=LURL target=_top>PHP</a> version 5.1.6 or newer.</li><li><a href="http://www.mysql.com" class=LURL target=_top>MySQL</a> 4+ database.&nbsp; Currently, other databases are not supported.</li></ul></div></div></div>

<div class="CGeneric"><div class=CTopic><h3 class=CTitle><a name="Installing"></a>Installing</h3><div class=CBody><p>To start the installation process, simply head to <a href="http://yoursite.com/install" class=LURL target=_top>http://yoursite.com/install</a>.</p><h4 class=CHeading>You should be greeted by a Welcome screen that asks you for</h4><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 class=CDescriptionList><tr><td class=CDLEntry>Your Database information</td><td class=CDLDescription>Enter the connection details for your database.&nbsp; Click Test DB.</td></tr></table><h4 class=CHeading>If all goes well, it should direct you to Step 2 (the final step), where you just need to enter your</h4><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 class=CDescriptionList><tr><td class=CDLEntry>Site Title</td><td class=CDLDescription>The name of your site, as it will appear in the browser&rsquo;s title bar or tab.</td></tr><tr><td class=CDLEntry>Username</td><td class=CDLDescription>Choose a username to log into the site with (if the site is setup that way).</td></tr><tr><td class=CDLEntry>Password</td><td class=CDLDescription>Type a password and confirm it.</td></tr><tr><td class=CDLEntry>Your Email</td><td class=CDLDescription>This will be the address that you use to log in with, as well as the address used to send system emails from.&nbsp; This can be changed later to be able to use separate addresses for login and system emails.</td></tr></table><p>By default, Bonfire is setup to use emails to login with, and not use usernames at all.&nbsp; This can be easily configured on the main settings screen.</p><p>Assuming that everything proceeds without a hitch, you will be redirected to the login screen.&nbsp; Enter the email and password you just used, and you will be sent to the admin dashboard where you can start building your app.</p></div></div></div>

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